In response to the Portland, Oregon city council voting unanimously to expand the city's plastic bag ban, the American Progressive Bag Alliance has released a statement sharply criticizing the move as harmful to consumers, the environment and jobs. "The expansion of Portland's bag ban will continue to have a negative impact on consumers, and, ironically, the environment," said APBA president Mark Daniels in a prepared statement. "Portland residents will be forced to purchase even more reusable bags which cannot be recycled, are predominately imported from China and have been proven to harbor dangerous bacteria.
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